December 29, 2010  

Some Favorite Reads in and Around 2009-10

Inspired by Marc Cortez, I am going to post my top 5 reads for 2010 (some are late 09). Here they are:

  • Atonement: The Person and Work of Christ by Thomas F. Torrance
  • Theosis in the Theology of Thomas Torrance by Myk Habets
  • Calvin’s Ladder: A Spiritual Theology of Ascent And Ascension by Julie Canlis
  • Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas (not quite done with this one, just got for Christmas)
  • Thomas F. Torrance: Theologian of the Trinity by Paul D. Molnar

 


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12 Responses to “Some Favorite Reads in and Around 2009-10”

  1. Heather says :

    Have you done a review on the one by Myk Habets?

    I’ve only just become acquainted with the term “theosis” and understood it to be a specific focus of Eastern Orthodox teaching but not as much in Protestant circles.

  2. irishanglican ~ Fr. Robert says :

    Though I have read my share of Torrance books, Paul Molnar’s book looks interesting.

    And you have not read Habets book yet? I have looked at a friends copy. The subject grabs me!

    As I said, my oldest son got me the new Bonhoeffer book. But, I am not ready for that right now.

    Oh time and energy? How I need both! You know what is on my heart & mind right now! I must confess I am tired of the Reformed battles. And also the battles Anglican. I miss the peace of the older days, when I was younger (my 20′s and early 30′s). But we can never go back, or really look back. Onward we go!

  3. Bobby Grow says :

    Heather,

    I haven’t done one yet, but need to.

    Fr. Robert,

    No, these are books are ones that I “have” read; so yes I did read Myk’s book quite awhile ago now. I am still reading the Bonhoeffer one though. But this is a list of books that I’ve read other than that one.

    Yeah, I don’t like dealing with the “Reformed” folks so much either (debate that is). I agree press on!

  4. T.C. R says :

    A solid list, esp. in Torrance. ;-)

  5. Bobby Grow says :

    Hey TCR,

    Thanks. I almost added “Justification” to this list, but didn’t :-( ;-) . It was actually a really helpful and insightful read into Wright . . . the kind of work I wanted to read from him — like a synopsis of his central premises.

  6. T.C. R says :

    Well, “Justification” is really the latest go-around by Wright on the matter. Yeah, “like a synopsis of his central premises.”

  7. Marc Cortez says :

    I haven’t read Julie’s book yet, but it’s on my list. She does outstanding work.

  8. Bobby Grow says :

    Hi Marc,

    It’s really one of the best books I’ve read on Calvin. And I don’t say that just because of the material content — which is excellent — but it’s the way Julie writes which really commends her book.

    Thanks for the “inspiration” ;-) .

    TCR,

    Yeah, I do need to read the rest of NTW’s major series (I’ve only read about 1/2 of the “People of God”); but that’s why I like “Justification,” it allows me to get the basic orientation to Wright (other than secondary stuff) that I think (heretofore) I was lacking.

  9. Duane says :

    Hi Bobby! Happy New Year again. Somehow, I’m not getting notifications of these posts, so I’ll have to check my subscriptions.
    Hey! So I got TFT’s Ground and Grammer. For some reason I set down Incarnation and read G& G first. Actually I’m in the last chapter. I took quite a bit of notes, beginning about page 60, so I’ll have to go back and review after. So when’s the test? Open book multiple guess, I hope ;O)
    Atonement is on the way, but I’ll have to finish Incarnation first.
    Oh, and I also got Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas In Wales for Christmas, which is oh so easy, and oh so reminiscent (even for this midwesterner).
    Cheers!

  10. Bobby Grow says :

    Hey Duane,

    What did you think of G & G? It’s been awhile since I read it, so you could probably give me the test at this point ;-) .

  11. Duane says :

    I’m enjoying it. It’s hard. Rev. Dr Torrance should have been given Santa’s bag full of punctuation for Christmas, but by forging through, he ended up answering most of my questions and objections. I have a much better grasp now on what ‘dualism’ is, and why it’s bad. Athenasius and other patristics came up with so much good stuff, specifically on the love within the Trinity, and multiplying that love into creation, that I have a brief section in my notes asking my own question “So who needs Augustine?” I’m sure an answer is forthcoming, but probably not from TFT. I got hung up a bit in the next to last chapter, so I have to go back through that after.
    One more thing. I’ve wanted to hear Dr. Torrance’s voice for a year now, because I like people’s voices, and I love the scottish brogue. Well, turns out he has an unadorned British Empire accent, as I found a whole set of mp3 downloads of a later version of his G&G lectures.
    These he did at Fuller in 1981. 10 lectures, about an hour each, plus Q&A sessions, free. I’m excited to learn if I can get more by cross referencing TFT 1978 w/ TFT 1981, and by listening to the Q&A. I already have a question carefully crafted for him:

    “What!?!”

  12. Bobby Grow says :

    Duane,

    It definitely takes time to process everything, TFT says — tell me about it ;-) !

    And I am glad you ran across those lectures, it’s great to “hear” the man himself.

    Thanks, brother!!

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